Cheese cutter



2 Sheets-Shee l W. J. BROWN CHEESE CUTTER Filed April 26, 1930 w s h R mSept. 22, 1931.

W. J. BROWN Sept. 22, 1931.

CHEESE CUTTER Filed April 26, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 22,'1931 1 P s 1,824,703

uNETEo-T ST rEs1 OFFICE WILLI M OWN, on Burma KENTUCKY 7 i @H we:Application fi1ed'April 26, 1930. Serial Kaine-42.

' This invention relates to improvements and the relation of the foodhousing to the in cheese cutters of the type adapted-to cut cuttertable; a predetermined slice of cheese of a given Figure 2 isasideelevational view'of the weight. r 1 P invention showing the cuttinglever, the The primary object of the invention, is to transparent sidewalls of the food housing 55 provide a device of the above mentioned andthe adjusting knob for adjusting the character in which thev block ofcheese-is stop device into any desired position; fed forwardautomatically tothe cutter Jiaigurefi is an end'elevational view show vwhereby the slicing of the cheese may be re ing the cutter in its;raised position and-the eatedl-y carried out f sprlng'operated followerslidably mounted 60 A still further object ofthis-invention, 1n the foodhousing; 1 is to provide a cheese slicer-or dairy product fFlgure 4" 1sa -bottom plan view showing cutter having a stop device for limitingthethe mechanism for operating the follower forward movement "of theblockof cheese andithe associated parts of the stop conor the like andmeanscontrolled by the cut-- troll ng mechanism; l 1 I ter "forreleasing the stop whereby the'saine F igure 5'i-s' atop plan view ofthe stop will be moved out'of the path of-"the cut controlling mechanismand the spring oper slice. Y f ated reel-for "operating the follower;

A still further object of the invention, is Figure 6 is a longitudinalside elevational to provide a device of the above'-menti oned View ofthe stop mechanism showing the character having means for adjusting .thesame detached from the cutting device; stop device relativeto' thecutter for .ac'com- -Flgure 7 IS a longitudinal side elevationalmodating difier'ent slice'sizes thereby allow- VleW off the stop' deviceshowmg the stop ing a slice to be cut of any' desired thickness partlymsection and showlng the same' dis- 5 or weight. assembled from thecuttingmechanism; N 7 A still further object of this invention, Flguretis a cross-sectional view on lines is toprovide a device of the abovementioned of Figure 6 showing the housing partly character havingassociatedtherewith a cut $601310 and the knife controlled stop detingmember which is adapted'to sever the Vl g'and .7 1 h P cheese intoslices as wella's to push the same E1gure 9' 1s a, transverse crosssectional over the stop or'limiting 'deviceafter the 'vlew taken on line9fi9ofFi'gure 2, illuslimiting device'jhas been moved out of the ingthe' food'h ing n h t an p n ath of the cut slice. 1 side wallsand thegripping devices on the A still further object ofthis invention, isSPrmg operated follower. I 35 to provide upon the" limiting stop controlrthe p rpose of the illustration of the device suitable sc gfleill-IVGIltlOIhfiittGHtlOH ls dHQCtGd-to the drawcorrespond to thedesired slice desired both gee W the l' nce character 10 will inthickness and'in weight. h generally e p y d to l se a se A stillfurther object of this1inventi0n,is s which eolvnprmw slde pieces a toprovide a device of thefl lbove men ioned g f i am (1 f m at characterin which the co-related'parts are c: 1 8 age a 09 Ousmg 1 7" ted that anovel, device will be lng ransparent side walls 15 an end wall soassocm. f 1 t 16 and a top or cover 17 Associated with Produced w g mthe open end of the housing 14 is a pair of is bread fl y 1 1; guideplates 13 pivoted to the housing 14 as 05 Other Ob ectS-Of theinventlonwill become 19 d id d b screws 20. passing pp r t durms t course of mefollowing through the guide slots 21 of the guide-mom descrlptmn: andber'I18. Each of the guide plates 18 is pro- Figure 1 is a topelevational view ofthev videdwith a lateral flange secured tothe 50inventionshowing the cutter operating lever guideplates 18 by a machinescrew 26. Each of a pin 31 passing therethrough and also through a pairof blocks 32 rigidly secured on the lever 28 adjacent the transverseknife 27 is a plate 33 having upturned ears'34 for being secured to thehand lever28 by a screw or the like 35. The plate 33 is adapted to becarried by the transverse knife 27 in orderto form a closurefor thehousing while in its downward travel whereby the material in the housingwill be protected from foreign matter. adapted to pass through anopening 37 in the lever 28 and has its legs outwardly turned as at 38forbeing received in a slotted plate 39 rigidly attached tothe sideportions of the housing or casing 14. Lateral movement of the operatinglever 28 is prevented by the U-shaped member 36 wherebytrue travel ofthe cutting blade will always follow within the guide plates 18. Asillustrated in dotted lines in Figure 2, the operating lev'er 28 has ibeen moved downwardly so thatthe cutting blade 27 has passed over theopen end: of the housing 14 in such a manner that the upper portion ofthe cutting blade 27 hasimoved distance outwardly of the opening wherebythe material slice will have a tendency to move away from the blade andfall upon the platform or base member 10.

Themechanism thus far described constitutes a cutting device of thereciprocating character in which the knife is caused to travel in avertical and horizontal plane.

Slidably mounted within the housin ,14 is a follower 40 having formed onthe ottom thereof a lug 41 reduced as at 42 for allowing longitudinalmovement in a slot 43 formed in the bottom wall of the housing 12. Ahook 44 is connected to one end of the lug 4l and is adapted to connectto a flexible strap 45 which has its opposite end wound around a pulley46. The pulley 46 is rigidly secured to a cross-shaft 47 which has itsopposite ends journalled in'the side portions 11 of the base 10, and onone end of the shaft 47 is provided a coil'spring48 in which the innerend is rigidly attached to the shaft 47 and the outer end is secured ina suitable manner to the sidewall 11 of the base. A ratchet wheel 49 isrigidly at; tached to the oppositefend of the shaft 47 and is adapted-tobe engaged by-ia pawl 50 mounted onthe end of a pin 57.which passesthrough :the sidewall 11 and is provided housing to the top wall v17 ofthe housing. Mounted 'A U-shaped member 36 .is

with a finger knob 52 for allowing the pawl 50 to move into and out ofengagement with the ratchet wheel 49. When it is desired to withdraw ormove the follower 40 to the rear of the housing 14, for replenishing thefood article to be sliced, the pawl 50 may be employed to hold the shaft47 against rotation caused by the coil spring 48; In this manner, thetension on the flexible strap 45 is released thereby allowing theinsertion and-removal of a' food product from the 14. 'Slidably mountedon one of the side walls 11 is a rod having one end bent downwardly asat 61 and outwardly as at 62 to form a bearing for a pivoted rod 63which is associated with the stop mechanism. The opposite end of theshaft or sliding rod 60 is flat as at 64 and bent outwardly as at 65 toextend through a slot in the side wall 11 which corresponds to a similarslot 66 in a flush plate 67. Any suitable holding means may be attachedto the bent end 65 of the sliding rod60v such as a knurled finger piece68 whereby movement of the sliding rod 60 may be accomplished. Thedegree to which the sliding rod 60 is moved is indicated by a "pointer69 which is adapted to extend upwardly through a slot 70 in the top wallof ,the. base 10 and through a corresponding slot 71 in a graduatedplate 72. It will be understood that movement of the knurled handle 68will cause the sliding rod 60 to move thepivoted rod63 and cause thestop finger 73 to be moved toward or away from the knife 27. The stopmember 73 project througha square opening 73a in the top wall ofthebase10 and is adapted to engage the food loaf as it is projected from theopen end of the housing 14 by means of the follower.4(). A releasingmechanism is oper ated by the knife 27 and is associated with the stopmember 73 by means of a cross pin 74 extending through the side wall 11of the base 10 and through a slotted plate 75. A continuation of thecross pin 74 is designated at 76 and this extension 76 extends throughan opening in the base member 10 adjacent the cutting knife 27 and isadapted to be engaged by the lower edge of the knife for causingdownward movement of the stop member 73 out of the path of the slicedarticle. The cross pin. 74 has its inner end flattened at thepoints 77and 78 for being received in a slot 79 of the pivoted lever 63 while a'leaf spring 80 has one of its ends secured rigidly to the side wall ofthe casing by means of a pin 81. Tension is placed on the cross pin 74by the opposite end of the leaf spring 80 in order to hold'the extension76 in its upwardly extended position thereby having a tendency to forcethe stop foot 73 into the path of the food product to be sliced.

It will readily be understood that after loo to the side wall of thebase 10 as at 86 and being caused to engage a lip 87 by downwardpressure of the leaf spring 88. Thus, the stop 73 is placed inanadjusted position and after the knife 27 has severed a slice from thefood product contained in the housing 14, the blade 27 will engagetheextension 7 6 of the cross pin 7 4 whereby the stop 73 will be moveddownwardly out of the path ofthe severed slice whereby the operation isagain repeated for severing as many slices of food product as may bedesired. As may be illustrated in Figure 5, the rack bar 85 is providedwith an outwardly turned end 89 which extends through an opening in theflush plate 67 designated by the reference character 90.

For consideration of a full description of the operation of theinvention, any desired loaf of edible food may be placed in the housing14 between the open end thereof and the follower 40 whereby the loaf offood product will be caused to move through the opening and stopped bythe stop finger 73. The handle 30 is then reciprocated to cause theknife 27 to pass through the food product whereby a slice will be cutfrom the food product and said slice will be released from grippingaction of the stop 73 after the knife 27 has reached the limit of itsdownward travel and has pressed the extension 7 6 until the frame isflush with the top wall of the base 10. It will also be noted that theblade 27 moves the sliced food products away from the loaf due to itsoutward travel while being reciprocated.

For adjusting the stop 7 3, to any desired degree, the hand piece 89 israised upwardly to release the rack bar 'fro1n the lip 87 whereby theknurled handle 68 may be moved so that the indicator 69 registers withthe desired thickness in inches as marked on the graduated plate 72. Therela-. tive movement between the pivoted lever 63 and the sliding rod 60causes the stop 1. A food cutter of the character de-- scribedcomprising an elongated base, a housing at one end of the base havingtransparent side walls and an open end wall, a lever pivotally attachedto one end of the housing, a transverse cutter knife pivotally attachedto thelever, guide plates mounted atthe open end of the housing adaptedto be moved towardand awa'y from the opening forfguiding thereciprocating-"cutter bladeigin-a vertical and horizontal fashion,

means for preventing lateral movement of thereciprocatingrblade andlever, a stop movably positioned on the base in close relation to thecutter blade, means controlled by the" downward movement of the cutterblade for moving'the stop below the surface of the base whereby the samewill be moved out of the path of the sliced'food product,

and means for adjusting the stopt'oward and away from'thecutter blade. 2--A food cutter of the character described comprising a base having anelongated cut away portion in the-bottom thereof, a housing mounted atone end ofthe base .havingtransparent side walls and be-' ing open atone end, a follower reciprocably mounted in thehousing, a lever havingone of its ends' pivoted to the housing, a handle formed at the otherend of theslever for reciprocating the same, means for pre--- ventinglateral movement of the reciprocating lever, and a reciprocating knifepivotally attached to the reciprocating lever, a pair of guide platespivotally attached to each side of the housing adjacent the cutter forguiding the reciprocating knife, a coi spring having one of its endsconnected to the housing and its opposite end connected to the guideplate whereby the reciprocating knife will be held in close contact tothe open end of the housing, a pivot plate having one end connected tothe reciprocating lever and its free end engaging the reciprocatingknife, a stop vertically and longitudinally movable in the base in closerelation to the reciprocating knife, and means operable upon the fulldownward movement of the reciprocating knife for causing the stop to bemoved below the surface of the top of the base, whereby the sliced foodproduct may move along the top surface of thebase. v

3. A food cutting machine of the character described comprising anelongated base, a housing at one end of the base having transparent sidewalls and one of its ends open, apivoted lever having one end attachedto the housing and a handle formed at the other end, a bracket pivotedto the lever and having its opposite ends slidably secured to thehousing, a reciprocating knife pivotally attached to the lever,resilient guide plates pivoted adjacent the open end of the housing forguiding the knife in a vertical manner, a stop longituv dinally andvertically movable in close relation to the reciprocating knifeprojecting through the top wall of the base, and means operable by thedownward movement of the reciprocating knife for causing said stop to bemoved below the surface of the base, said means being encased within thebase.

4. ,A food cutting: device of the character described comprising anelongated base having a housing at one end, said housing havingtransparent side wallsand one of its ends open, afollower reciprocablymounted in. the, housing, a coil spring for causing longitudinalmovement of the follower, a reciprocating knife adapted to move over theopen end of the housing, a resilient guide plate on each side of thehousing opening for guiding the'reciprocating knife in a verticalfashion, a stop vertically and longitudinally-movable through the topwall of the housingin close relation to the reciprocating knife, meansoperable by the downward movement of'the reciprocating knife for movingthe stop downwardly below the surface of the top of the base, said meansbeing encased within the base, and adjusting means for moving the stoptoward and away from the reciprocating knife. r

In testimony whereof I afiix my si nature.

' WILLIAM; LBR WN.

